OAR NorthwestI am currently in western Quebec (Bristol to be more exact) with very little internet and cell phone access. I have been enjoying the slower pace. Most of my time time is spent cursing at my computer screen while I withdraw ideas from my mind for my book. Trying is the key word here. […]
Throwing up. I thought it would be an interesting subject to elaborate upon. Not your run of the mill, “I was kicked in the stomach and yakked up” throwing up, or “doing pushups and drinking beer every repetition in the Muscle Garden at Jordan’s” throwing up, but worse. On our training trip down the Washington […]
I am home with my parents in New Mexico for the holidays, thousands of miles away from the ocean. I can’t help but think about what my Christmas will look like in the middle of the Atlantic next year, or more to the point, what it won’t look like. It’s not going to look like […]
We at OAR Northwest would like to congratulate Frank Cunningham for his US Rowing Medal of Honor award. According to US Rowing, the award is…”Given in recognition to a member of the rowing community in the U.S. who has rendered conspicuous service to or accomplished extraordinary feats in rowing. It is the highest honor USRowing […]
Winter has arrived early in the Pacific Northwest! A strong high pressure system off the Pacific Northwest coast changed the jet stream significantly enough where a northerly of frigid air from the Frasier River in Canada blasted us. The wet snow, along with sub zero temperatures and the unique hilly geography of Seattle created a […]